The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-14
OGDEN OCCURRENCES.
Dumping Down Imbeciles-A Fam
iIy Jar-0ther Notes.

Ogden City seems to be the dumping
ground of the railroad companies for
not only stone from which the depot, so
long promised, is to be built here, but
also for people who are mentally and
physically unable to take care of them
selves. Samuel Coad, Jr., crank from
Mineral Point, Wis, has recently been
dumped down here to be taken care OF
by the people, when the fact of the
matter is he has a, well-to-do father in
that place who is under more obliga
tons, morally, to care for his son than
are the citizens of Ogden City, notwith-
standing the latter's wonderfully
developed beneyolence. When Coad was
dropped here, he had a ticket for San
Francisco, CAL, but the railroad COM
pany could not be induced to carry him
through. Coad is not the first imbeclle
thus imposed upon the city, and the
people have just cause to complain.
Certain Liberal candidates for office
at the recent county election had ap--
propriate cards printed which contained
an invitation to the public to vote for
| them, but since the returns failed to en-
sure them the positions desired, we
have been shown one of such cards re-
duced to mourning by the pen of an
artist.
On the 9th day of the present month
the surface of domestic tranquility was
| ruffed at the house of Mr.. Thomas
Spowart, in Harrisville, by an alterca-
ton which took place between the first
two members of the family, and which
rnG IN f0d he AG,.c
Spowart had received into her care, her
son, who is somewhat demented. Mr..
| Spowart objected to the young man
being introduced into his house, stat
ing that the suburbs of Provo would
be a more suitable place for him to
| reside. Mrs. Spowart insisted that she
had right to care for her unfortunate
boy, OF whom, by the way, another hus-
band is the father. The difficulty forth
with developed into a black eye for the
lady. The result was, on the
8th of August, she swore out
complaint against her hus-
band before Justice T. Dee, for
assault and battery. A warrant was
issued and placed in the hands of
Sheriff BelBnap, who, on learning that
his man had gone into Wyoming Ter
ritory, followed him to Almy, small
town near Evanston. Mr.. SpOWart re-
turned willingly 20 Ogden with the
Sheriff, and yesterday morning con-
fronted his honor, Judge Dee. A plea
of not guilty was entered, and the case
was set for hearing later in the day,
and at the time of this writing had not
been recalled.
THE shower which visited our city
Friday night was greatly appreciated
by all except those who have green hay
laying ia the fields. We do not think,
however, that the damage resulting
from such fall of rain will counter
balance the amount of good realized by
the general public.
On the 18th instant, the prohibition
clause of the law passed by the Utah
Legislature, March LIST, 1884, preventing
the killing of quail in Utah becomes
void, but Ogden City, by an ordinance
passed by the City Council in 1871, will
continue to prohibit the destruction of
such game within her Jurisdiction
Therefore, boys, find the boundary lines
of Ogden City, and before you COM
mence the onslaught, get on the outside
Of them